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May 11th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
In a survey of 250 North Korean refugees and overseas travelers in 2010, 48
percent said they had watched foreign DVDs while inside the country, up from
just 20 percent two years earlier, the study said.
The study’s principal author Nat Kretchun, associate director of the
InterMedia consulting group, said that South Korean dramas – popular across
Asia – their northern neighbours a welcome break from their usual diet of
stern, humourless propaganda.
“When you get very well-produced, compelling South Korean dramas – a picture
into a place that you’ve been fascinated with your whole life, because so
much North Korean propaganda revolves around South Korea – that’s extremely
powerful,” he said.
While not overtly political, South Korean productions are an eye-opener to
North Koreans. They show that the supposed arch-enemies are well-fed,
well-dressed and can devote time to love and leisure instead of mere
survival.
However, the study found that DVDs had less influence on how North Koreans
view the United States which remained too foreign to comprehend.
The report also found a consistent audience for foreign radio – with elites
looking for outside sources of news and less-educated North Koreans
preferring to tune in to music or cultural programs.
North Korean authorities force radios to be set to official broadcasts and jam
foreign broadcasters – namely US-funded Radio Free Asia and Voice of
America, along with the Seoul-based Korean Broadcasting System.
But in a sign that foreign radio is getting through, the study found that
nearly three-quarters of North Koreans said they would search for another
channel when they considered foreign content uninteresting. In previous
studies, most North Koreans said they would keep listening to foreign
channels even if their interest waned, indicating a lack of choice.
Around one-quarter of North Koreans said they had access to foreign television
content, but the reach was limited to people living in areas bordering China
and South Korea, the study said.
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